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Paul McNulty
TOPIC: CARING FOR THE FORTEPIANO
Paul McNulty is a maker of world-famous fortepianos known for their best performance quality, used for concerts and recordings in most prestigious concert halls, opera houses and owned by prominent fortepiano players and leading music institutions, such as: Harvard University, Cornell University, Royal Academy of Music and many more.
Nick Gravagne
TOPIC: HAMMER-STRING CONTRACT TIME: THE SECRET TO UNDERSTANDING ALL HAMMER VOICING
Nick combines a formal engineering background with over 40 years of hands-on experience in piano design, manufacturing, and rebuilding. He has authored numerous articles for the piano trade and has been a featured instructor at piano technical seminars all over the U.S. His business currently revolves around rebuilding and manufacturing custom soundboards for the piano rebuilding trade.
Fred Sturm
TOPIC: PRECISION KEY SERVICE
Fred performs regularly and has recorded and released five CDs, with another in process. As a piano technician, he has worked since 1986 for the University of New Mexico on a part time basis, with a private clientele as well. Sturm's training has included the full four weeks of the CF Theodor Steinway Academy, one week of training with Shigeru Kawai, two weeks at the Sauter factory in Spaichingen, Germany, ten or more national PTG conventions, and various other opportunities
Alex Kerstan
TOPIC: THE SOURCES OF SOUND AND TOUCH - SINCE MOZART UNTIL TODAY
Betriebsleiter/Klavierbaumeister (Operations Manager/ Piano Builder) at Steingraeber & Söhne. Steingraeber has been producing pianos and grand pianos in the festival city of Bayreuth, Germany since 1852. Around 35 employees of the family company currently create top quality by hand every day. Steingraeber pianos are played by major artists and in the most renowned concert halls and music academies around the world.
Rick Baldassin
TOPIC: ON PITCH
Rick Baldassin is the President and Founder of Baldassin Pianos in Salt Lake City, Utah. Rick is a Registered Piano Technician, was awarded the Member of Note, and has been inducted into the Piano Technicians Guild Hall of Fame. He is an international consultant for several major piano manufacturers. As a piano technician, Rick has been an active and passionate member of the Piano Technicians Guild (PTG) both serving with his local chapter as well as on the board of the guild.
Wayne Ferguson
TOPIC: THE FULL SHEBANG: FROM SHOP TO FIELDWORK TO TRIAGE & CUSTOMER SERVICE
Master piano tuner technician, Wayne H. Ferguson, has been widely considered to be among the very best in the business, Wayne has studied the art of piano technology and piano set up with passion and diligence. His former and present client list is a veritable who’s who of the music industry in Canada and beyond.
David Klavins
TOPIC: THE EVOLUTION OF KLAVINS PIANOS
David Klavins accomplished his degree of a master piano builder in January 1980, in Stuttgart, Germany, after having founded his first piano company in 1976 in Bonn, Germany. While initially specializing on the rebuilding of old pianos, in the course of his work he was studying the factors that mainly determine the acoustic characteristics of a piano.
Eric Johnson
TOPIC: HOW TO THINK ABOUT VOICING
Eric has worked for manufacturers including Kimball, Yamaha and Bosendorfer. Eric was the primary concert US concert technician for Bosendorfer pianos and was director of Yamaha Artist Services. He has trained at the Bosendorfer factory in Vienna, Austria and has visited most of the European piano factories.Eric is an active member of the Piano Technicians Guild and has passed the technical exams giving him the Registered Piano Technician (RPT) designation.
David Andersen
TOPIC: SECRETS OF AFTERTOUCH:KEYS TO SUCCESS
David Andersen, owner of David Andersen pianos in Los Angeles has been a professional musician, recording artist, and piano technician/consultant for nearly four decades.He's a popular and active instructor with Piano Technicians Masterclasses and has been an industry leader for many years.
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Tentative Schedule:
(All Time Pacific Time US)
Thu Mar 18
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8:00 AM PT
Paul McNulty, Caring For The Fortepiano
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11:00 AM PT
Nick Gravagne, Hammer-String Contact Time: The Secret to Understanding All Hammer Voicing
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2:00 PM PT
Fred Sturm, Precision Key Service
Fri Mar 19
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8:00 AM PT
Alex Kerstan, Steingraeber & Sohne, Sources of Sound & Touch
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11:00 AM PT
Rick Baldassin, On Pitch
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2:00 PM PT
Wayne Ferguson, Concert Tech Tips
Sat Mar 20
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8:00 AM PT
David Klavins, The Evolution of Klavins Pianos
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11:00 AM PT
Eric Johnson, How To Think About Voicing
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2:00 PM PT
David Andersen, Secrets of Aftertouch: Keys to Success
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